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Olympic snowboarder SHAUN WHITE was arrested for vandalism and public intoxication at a hotel in Nashville over the weekend, after he trashed the phone in his room, then pulled a fire alarm, causing the hotel to be evacuated. While trying to flee the hotel, White was actually pursued by a "concerned citizen". The two of them collided, and Shaun hit the back of his head on a fence, opening a nasty cut.
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Olympic snowboarder SHAUN WHITE was arrested for public intoxication in Nashville over the weekend.
--Police were called to the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel at about 2:00 A.M., after White trashed the phone in his room and pulled a fire alarm, causing the hotel to be evacuated.
--White then tried to flee the hotel and take off in a taxi, but a "concerned citizen" actually blocked him from getting into the cab. So White KICKED him and ran off.
--But the guy followed him. The two collided, and Shaun hit a fence, opening a nasty wound on the back of his head. Police said he appeared to be extremely intoxicated and reeked of alcohol.
--White was taken straight to the hospital, where he was booked for vandalism and public intoxication. After he was treated for his wound, he was released on his own recognizance. (--Here's his mugshot. It's not clear how he got the black eye.)